Aamir Khan’s return to the big screen with ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ is already making waves, as the emotional drama shows encouraging figures ahead of its release on June 20.According to early estimates from industry tracker Sacnilk.com, the film has earned approximately Rs 99.74 lakh in advance bookings for its opening day, with over 38,770 tickets sold across 6,128 shows nationwide.The Hindi version dominates the pre-release buzz, contributing the lion’s share of the revenue — about Rs 90.64 lakh — from 5,764 shows and 29,689 ticket sales. The Tamil version follows with a modest Rs 1.22 lakh from 88 shows and 973 tickets, while the Telugu version recorded Rs 7.87 lakh from 276 shows.The film, which blends inspiration with emotion, is projected to rake in around Rs 3.61 crore when blocked seats are accounted for.Regionally, Delhi has emerged as the top-performing state, clocking an advance booking collection of Rs 24.09 lakh. Maharashtra follows with Rs 15.73 lakh, and Telangana rounds out the top three with Rs 12.47 lakh.Directed by R.S. Prasanna and produced under the Aamir Khan Productions banner, Sitaare Zameen Par stars Aamir Khan and Genelia Deshmukh in lead roles. The film also introduces 10 debutants — Aroush Datta, Gopi Krishna Varma, Samvit Desai, Vedant Sharma, Ayush Bhansali, Ashish Pendse, Rishi Shahani, Rishabh Jain, Naman Mishra, and Simran Mangeshkar — promising a fresh wave of young talent.With strong themes and early traction at the box office, Sitaare Zameen Par appears poised for a solid opening. The film, on Tuesday, received its certification from the CBFC. This announcement came after reports claimed that the release of the film would be stalled over certification issues. Unconfirmed reports even claimed that Khan’s objections to making some cuts in the film, was a possible reason for the delay.According to the videos from a special screening of the film, while some thought the movie was ‘deeply moving’ with its sensitive portrayal of children with special needs, others were confident that the movie would “perceptions towards Down syndrome and autistic people.”
